IP Library Granted Patent US 11,749,867
Granted Patent B1
US 11,749,867 · App. 18/193,688 · Granted Sep 5, 2023

Method for remotely solving thermal runaway and related products

Inventor: Huaiyu Jiang (Guangdong, CN)
Assignees: Shenzhen Hairun New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.; Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
H01M50/383A62C3/16G05B15/02
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Patent No.
US 11,749,867
App. No.
18/193,688
Granted
Sep 5, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method for remotely solving thermal runaway and related products are provided in implementations of the disclosure. The method is applied to a user terminal in a system for remotely solving thermal runaway, and include the following. At least one monitoring datum transmitted by at least one monitoring terminal and related to at least one energy-storage device is received at a preset frequency. When at least one of the at least one monitoring datum is greater than a threshold, an energy-storage device related to the at least one of the at least one monitoring datum is determined as a target energy-storage device. An accident type of the target energy-storage device is determined according to the at least one of the at least one monitoring datum, a first prompt message is generated, and the first prompt message is presented to a user in multiple manners.

Claims (65)

1. A method for remotely solving thermal runaway, applied to a user terminal in a system for remotely solving thermal runaway, the system for remotely solving the thermal runaway comprising the user terminal, at least one monitoring terminal, a plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices, and at least one energy-storage device, and the method comprising:

receiving, at a preset frequency, at least one monitoring datum transmitted by the at least one monitoring terminal and related to the at least one energy-storage device;

determining an energy-storage device related to at least one of the at least one monitoring datum as a target energy-storage device, when the at least one of the at least one monitoring datum is greater than a threshold;

determining an accident type of the target energy-storage device according to the at least one of the at least one monitoring datum, generating a first prompt message, and presenting the first prompt message to a user in at least one manner, wherein the first prompt message is used for prompting existence of a potential safety hazard in the target energy-storage device and the accident type of the target energy-storage device;

determining, according to the target energy-storage device and the accident type of the target energy storage, a corresponding first preset thermal-runaway solution, and controlling, according to the first preset thermal-runaway solution, at least one first thermal-runaway solving device among the plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices to solve thermal runaway for the target energy-storage device, wherein the first thermal-runaway solving device corresponds to the target energy-storage device and the accident type of the target energy-storage device;

switching the first preset thermal-runaway solution to a second preset thermal-runaway solution, in response to a thermal-runaway solution switching instruction inputted by the user via the user terminal, and controlling, according to the second preset thermal-runaway solution, at least one second thermal-runaway solving device among the plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices to solve the thermal runaway for the target energy-storage device, wherein the second preset thermal-runaway solution is related to the thermal-runaway solution switching instruction, and the second thermal-runaway solving device corresponds to the target energy-storage device and an accident type determined by the user;

controlling, according to the first preset thermal-runaway solution and a third preset thermal-runaway solution, the at least one first thermal-runaway solving device and at least one third thermal-runaway solving device among the plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices to solve the thermal runaway for the target energy-storage device, in response to a thermal-runaway solution adding instruction inputted by the user via the user terminal, wherein the third preset thermal-runaway solution is related to the thermal-runaway solution adding instruction, and the third thermal-runaway solving device corresponds to the target energy-storage device and the accident type of the target energy-storage device, or corresponds to the accident type determined by the user; and

generating a temporary thermal-runaway solution, in response to a thermal-runaway solution setting instruction inputted by the user via the user terminal, and controlling, according to the temporary thermal-runaway solution, at least one fourth thermal-runaway solving device among the plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices to solve the thermal runaway for the target energy-storage device, wherein the temporary thermal-runaway solution is related to the thermal-runaway solution setting instruction, the thermal-runaway solution setting instruction is used for setting at least one of a type, a quantity, or a position of the at least one fourth thermal-runaway solving device, and the fourth thermal-runaway solving device corresponds to the target energy-storage device and the accident type determined by the user.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first preset thermal-runaway solution, the second preset thermal-runaway solution, the third preset thermal-runaway solution, and the temporary thermal-runaway solution each are used for adjusting and controlling at least one of: a spraying speed of a suppression medium, a spraying duration of the suppression medium, a working duration and a rotating speed of an exhaust fan, or a laying manner of a fire-proof and explosion-proof layer, and the method further comprises:

after a thermal-runaway solution to-be-implemented is determined by the user terminal, if an implementing duration of the thermal-runaway solution implemented reaches a preset duration and the at least one of the at least one monitoring datum is currently still greater than the threshold, re-determining the accident type of the target energy-storage device according to the at least one of the at least one monitoring datum, and presenting a second prompt message to the user, wherein the second prompt message is used for prompting the user to switch the thermal-runaway solution currently implemented.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

displaying, by the user terminal, a list of the at least one energy-storage device, in response to a first viewing instruction received by the user terminal; and

displaying, by the user terminal, at least one first monitoring datum related to a first energy-storage device among the at least one energy-storage device, in response to a first selecting instruction received by the user terminal, wherein the first selecting instruction is used for selecting the first energy-storage device from the list.

4. The method of claim 3 , after displaying, by the user terminal, the at least one first monitoring datum related to the first energy-storage device among the at least one energy-storage device, in response to the first selecting instruction received by the user terminal, the method further comprising:

switching from a monitoring terminal that monitors the first energy-storage device to another monitoring terminal that monitors the first energy-storage device, in response to a switching instruction received by the user terminal; and

displaying a second monitoring datum collected from the another monitoring terminal and related to the first energy-storage device.

5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

transmitting a parameter adjusting instruction received by the user terminal to the at least one monitoring terminal and/or at least one of the plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices, wherein the parameter adjusting instruction is used for setting the threshold and/or a thermal-runaway solving parameter of the at least one of the plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices, and the thermal-runaway solving parameter comprises a storage capacity of the suppression medium.

6. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

transmitting alarm information to the plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices, wherein the alarm information comprises position information of the target energy-storage device and the at least one of the at least one monitoring datum.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

after controlling, according to a thermal-runaway solution currently determined, a corresponding thermal-runaway solving device to solve the thermal runaway for the target energy-storage device, if all thermal-runaway solving devices corresponding to the thermal-runaway solution currently determined fail, enabling another disabled thermal-runaway solving device which is of the same type as all corresponding thermal-runaway solving devices and corresponds to the target energy-storage device, wherein the thermal-runaway solution currently determined is the first preset thermal-runaway solution, the second preset thermal-runaway solution, the third preset thermal-runaway solution, or the temporary thermal-runaway solution.

8. A user terminal, comprising a processor, a memory, and a bus, wherein

the processor and the memory are connected through the bus, the memory is configured to store a set of program codes, and the processor is configured to invoke the program codes stored in the memory to execute:

receiving, at a preset frequency, at least one monitoring datum transmitted by at least one monitoring terminal and related to at least one energy-storage device;

determining an energy-storage device related to at least one of the at least one monitoring datum as a target energy-storage device, when the at least one of the at least one monitoring datum is greater than a threshold;

determining an accident type of the target energy-storage device according to the at least one of the at least one monitoring datum, generating a first prompt message, and presenting the first prompt message to a user in at least one manner, wherein the first prompt message is used for prompting existence of a potential safety hazard in the target energy-storage device and the accident type of the target energy-storage device;

determining, according to the target energy-storage device and the accident type of the target energy storage, a corresponding first preset thermal-runaway solution, and controlling, according to the first preset thermal-runaway solution, at least one first thermal-runaway solving device among a plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices to solve thermal runaway for the target energy-storage device, wherein the first thermal-runaway solving device corresponds to the target energy-storage device and the accident type of the target energy-storage device;

switching the first preset thermal-runaway solution to a second preset thermal-runaway solution, in response to a thermal-runaway solution switching instruction inputted by the user via the user terminal, and controlling, according to the second preset thermal-runaway solution, at least one second thermal-runaway solving device among the plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices to solve the thermal runaway for the target energy-storage device, wherein the second preset thermal-runaway solution is related to the thermal-runaway solution switching instruction, and the second thermal-runaway solving device corresponds to the target energy-storage device and an accident type determined by the user;

controlling, according to the first preset thermal-runaway solution and a third preset thermal-runaway solution, the at least one first thermal-runaway solving device and at least one third thermal-runaway solving device among the plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices to solve the thermal runaway for the target energy-storage device, in response to a thermal-runaway solution adding instruction inputted by the user via the user terminal, wherein the third preset thermal-runaway solution is related to the thermal-runaway solution adding instruction, and the third thermal-runaway solving device corresponds to the target energy-storage device and the accident type of the target energy-storage device, or corresponds to the accident type determined by the user; and

generating a temporary thermal-runaway solution, in response to a thermal-runaway solution setting instruction inputted by the user via the user terminal, and controlling, according to the temporary thermal-runaway solution, at least one fourth thermal-runaway solving device among the plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices to solve the thermal runaway for the target energy-storage device, wherein the temporary thermal-runaway solution is related to the thermal-runaway solution setting instruction, the thermal-runaway solution setting instruction is used for setting at least one of a type, a quantity, or a position of the at least one fourth thermal-runaway solving device, and the fourth thermal-runaway solving device corresponds to the target energy-storage device and the accident type determined by the user.

9. The user terminal of claim 8 , wherein the first preset thermal-runaway solution, the second preset thermal-runaway solution, the third preset thermal-runaway solution, and the temporary thermal-runaway solution each are used for adjusting and controlling at least one of: a spraying speed of a suppression medium, a spraying duration of the suppression medium, a working duration and a rotating speed of an exhaust fan, or a laying manner of a fire-proof and explosion-proof layer, and the processor is further configured to invoke the program codes to execute:

after a thermal-runaway solution to-be-implemented is determined by the user terminal, if an implementing duration of the thermal-runaway solution implemented reaches a preset duration and the at least one of the at least one monitoring datum is currently still greater than the threshold, re-determining the accident type of the target energy-storage device according to the at least one of the at least one monitoring datum, and presenting a second prompt message to the user, wherein the second prompt message is used for prompting the user to switch the thermal-runaway solution currently implemented.

10. The user terminal of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to invoke the program codes to execute:

displaying, by the user terminal, a list of the at least one energy-storage device, in response to a first viewing instruction received by the user terminal; and

displaying, by the user terminal, at least one first monitoring datum related to a first energy-storage device among the at least one energy-storage device, in response to a first selecting instruction received by the user terminal, wherein the first selecting instruction is used for selecting the first energy-storage device from the list.

11. The user terminal of claim 10 , wherein after displaying, by the user terminal, the at least one first monitoring datum related to the first energy-storage device among the at least one energy-storage device, in response to the first selecting instruction received by the user terminal, the processor is further configured to invoke the program codes to execute:

switching from a monitoring terminal that monitors the first energy-storage device to another monitoring terminal that monitors the first energy-storage device, in response to a switching instruction received by the user terminal; and

displaying a second monitoring datum collected from the another monitoring terminal and related to the first energy-storage device.

12. The user terminal of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to invoke the program codes to execute:

transmitting a parameter adjusting instruction received by the user terminal to the at least one monitoring terminal and/or at least one of the plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices, wherein the parameter adjusting instruction is used for setting the threshold and/or a thermal-runaway solving parameter of the at least one of the plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices, and the thermal-runaway solving parameter comprises a storage capacity of the suppression medium.

13. The user terminal of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to invoke the program codes to execute:

transmitting alarm information to the plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices, wherein the alarm information comprises position information of the target energy-storage device and the at least one of the at least one monitoring datum.

14. The user terminal of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to invoke the program codes to execute:

after controlling, according to a thermal-runaway solution currently determined, a corresponding thermal-runaway solving device to solve the thermal runaway for the target energy-storage device, if all thermal-runaway solving devices corresponding to the thermal-runaway solution currently determined fail, enabling another disabled thermal-runaway solving device which is of the same type as all corresponding thermal-runaway solving devices and corresponds to the target energy-storage device, wherein the thermal-runaway solution currently determined is the first preset thermal-runaway solution, the second preset thermal-runaway solution, the third preset thermal-runaway solution, or the temporary thermal-runaway solution.

15. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer, implement:

receiving, at a preset frequency, at least one monitoring datum transmitted by at least one monitoring terminal and related to at least one energy-storage device;

determining an energy-storage device related to at least one of the at least one monitoring datum as a target energy-storage device, when the at least one of the at least one monitoring datum is greater than a threshold;

determining an accident type of the target energy-storage device according to the at least one of the at least one monitoring datum, generating a first prompt message, and presenting the first prompt message to a user in at least one manner, wherein the first prompt message is used for prompting existence of a potential safety hazard in the target energy-storage device and the accident type of the target energy-storage device;

determining, according to the target energy-storage device and the accident type of the target energy storage, a corresponding first preset thermal-runaway solution, and controlling, according to the first preset thermal-runaway solution, at least one first thermal-runaway solving device among a plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices to solve thermal runaway for the target energy-storage device, wherein the first thermal-runaway solving device corresponds to the target energy-storage device and the accident type of the target energy-storage device;

switching the first preset thermal-runaway solution to a second preset thermal-runaway solution, in response to a thermal-runaway solution switching instruction inputted by the user via a user terminal, and controlling, according to the second preset thermal-runaway solution, at least one second thermal-runaway solving device among the plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices to solve the thermal runaway for the target energy-storage device, wherein the second preset thermal-runaway solution is related to the thermal-runaway solution switching instruction, and the second thermal-runaway solving device corresponds to the target energy-storage device and an accident type determined by the user;

controlling, according to the first preset thermal-runaway solution and a third preset thermal-runaway solution, the at least one first thermal-runaway solving device and at least one third thermal-runaway solving device among the plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices to solve the thermal runaway for the target energy-storage device, in response to a thermal-runaway solution adding instruction inputted by the user via the user terminal, wherein the third preset thermal-runaway solution is related to the thermal-runaway solution adding instruction, and the third thermal-runaway solving device corresponds to the target energy-storage device and the accident type of the target energy-storage device, or corresponds to the accident type determined by the user; and

generating a temporary thermal-runaway solution, in response to a thermal-runaway solution setting instruction inputted by the user via the user terminal, and controlling, according to the temporary thermal-runaway solution, at least one fourth thermal-runaway solving device among the plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices to solve the thermal runaway for the target energy-storage device, wherein the temporary thermal-runaway solution is related to the thermal-runaway solution setting instruction, the thermal-runaway solution setting instruction is used for setting at least one of a type, a quantity, or a position of the at least one fourth thermal-runaway solving device, and the fourth thermal-runaway solving device corresponds to the target energy-storage device and the accident type determined by the user.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the first preset thermal-runaway solution, the second preset thermal-runaway solution, the third preset thermal-runaway solution, and the temporary thermal-runaway solution each are used for adjusting and controlling at least one of: a spraying speed of a suppression medium, a spraying duration of the suppression medium, a working duration and a rotating speed of an exhaust fan, or a laying manner of a fire-proof and explosion-proof layer, and the instructions when executed by the user terminal further implement:

after a thermal-runaway solution to-be-implemented is determined by the user terminal, if an implementing duration of the thermal-runaway solution implemented reaches a preset duration and the at least one of the at least one monitoring datum is currently still greater than the threshold, re-determining the accident type of the target energy-storage device according to the at least one of the at least one monitoring datum, and presenting a second prompt message to the user, wherein the second prompt message is used for prompting the user to switch the thermal-runaway solution currently implemented.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions when executed by the user terminal further implement:

displaying, by the user terminal, a list of the at least one energy-storage device, in response to a first viewing instruction received by the user terminal; and

displaying, by the user terminal, at least one first monitoring datum related to a first energy-storage device among the at least one energy-storage device, in response to a first selecting instruction received by the user terminal, wherein the first selecting instruction is used for selecting the first energy-storage device from the list.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein after displaying, by the user terminal, the at least one first monitoring datum related to the first energy-storage device among the at least one energy-storage device, in response to the first selecting instruction received by the user terminal, the instructions when executed by the user terminal further implement:

switching from a monitoring terminal that monitors the first energy-storage device to another monitoring terminal that monitors the first energy-storage device, in response to a switching instruction received by the user terminal; and

displaying a second monitoring datum collected from the another monitoring terminal and related to the first energy-storage device.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions when executed by the user terminal further implement:

transmitting a parameter adjusting instruction received by the user terminal to the at least one monitoring terminal and/or at least one of the plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices, wherein the parameter adjusting instruction is used for setting the threshold and/or a thermal-runaway solving parameter of the at least one of the plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices, and the thermal-runaway solving parameter comprises a storage capacity of the suppression medium.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions when executed by the user terminal further implement:

transmitting alarm information to the plurality of thermal-runaway solving devices, wherein the alarm information comprises position information of the target energy-storage device and the at least one of the at least one monitoring datum.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2025
From: SHENZHEN HITHIUM ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; XIAMEN HITHIUM ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: HITHIUM TECH HK LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070384/0015 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 20, 2023
From: SHENZHEN HAIRUN NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: SHENZHEN HITHIUM ENERGY STORAGE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065623/0705 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 20, 2023
From: SHENZHEN HITHIUM ENERGY STORAGE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: SHENZHEN HITHIUM ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065623/0755 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2023
From: JIANG, HUAIYU
To: SHENZHEN HAIRUN NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; XIAMEN HITHIUM ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063182/0465 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202211507855.4 · Nov 29, 2022 · national